The players to watch will be RJ Davis and Mark Sears when the North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday (at 9:39 PM ET) at Crypto.com Arena in the Sweet 16. The Tar Heels face the Crimson Tide in a game that North Carolina is currently a favorite by 5 points. The matchup’s over/under is 174.5.
North Carolina vs. Alabama Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | -5 | 174.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Alabama (+5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (174.5) |
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North Carolina vs. Alabama Stat Rankings
| North Carolina Avg. (Rank) | Alabama Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 81.8 (20th) | Points Scored | 90.7 (1st) |
| 70.0 (112th) | Points Allowed | 80.9 (355th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 10.9 (44th) | Off. Rebounds | 11.8 (18th) |
| 8.0 (120th) | 3pt Made | 11.0 (3rd) |
| 14.4 (98th) | Assists | 15.9 (34th) |
| 9.7 (50th) | Turnovers | 11.8 (250th) |
North Carolina vs. Alabama Betting Trends
- Against the spread, the Tar Heels are 21-15-0 this year.
- North Carolina is 11-11 ATS as 5-point favorites or more.
- The Tar Heels have played 36 games this season, and 18 of them have gone over the total.
- North Carolina’s games have had more than 174.5 points scored on three occasions this season.
- The over/under in this game is 174.5 points, 22.7 higher than the average total in Tar Heels games this season.
- Alabama’s record against the spread is 19-14-0.
- The Crimson Tide have won twice ATS (2-3) as a 5-point underdog or greater this year.
- This season, 18 of North Carolina’s 36 games have hit the over.
- Crimson Tide games have gone over 174.5 points on 15 occasions this season.
- The over/under for this game is 2.9 points higher than the average scoring total for Alabama’s games (171.6).
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North Carolina Impact Players
- Davis registers a team-high 21.3 points per game. He is also totaling 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists, shooting 43.6% from the field and 41.1% from downtown with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game.
- Armando Bacot paces his squad in rebounds per game (10.2), and also puts up 14.4 points and 1.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.6 steals and 1.4 blocked shots.
- Harrison Ingram puts up 12.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 43.1% from the floor and 38.7% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game.
- Cormac Ryan averages 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 37.8% from the field and 34.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Elliot Cadeau paces his squad in assists per game (4.1), and also posts 7.3 points and 2.2 rebounds. Defensively, he puts up 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Alabama Impact Players
- Sears paces the Crimson Tide in scoring (21.5 points per game), and averages 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He also delivers 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Aaron Estrada is No. 1 on the Crimson Tide in rebounding (5.4 per game) and assists (4.6), and puts up 13.2 points. He also puts up 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Grant Nelson is the Crimson Tide’s top rebounder (5.4 per game), and he delivers 11.4 points and 1.6 assists.
- Rylan Griffen is putting up 11.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, making 44.9% of his shots from the floor and 37.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 triples per game.
- The Crimson Tide get 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Latrell Wrightsell Jr..
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